Inning: 1 Boston Ben Linke pitching. Jim Stratton grounds out to the second baseman. John Chapman walks. Paddy Kirsch grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Hoot Aragon pitching. Mark Zaske strikes out. Bill Lindsay singles to right field. Tom Lindeman singles to right field. Bill Lindsay advances to third on the hit. Jose Dustal strikes out. Harry Reuschel strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Boston Bob Tracy singles to right field. Al Moore flies out to the right fielder. Bob Tracy steals second. Yozo Kitakado flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! D Wills walks. Dan Grace flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Jaylon Taylor singles to right field. Jason Young strikes out. JJ Johnson hits an infield single to the pitcher. Ben Linke lays down a bunt. The first baseman fields the ball, throws to third for the force out, on to first but the throw to first for the double play is not in time. JJ Johnson advances to second on the play. JJ Johnson advances to second on the play. Mark Zaske walks. Bill Lindsay hits a home run. JJ Johnson scores. Ben Linke scores. Mark Zaske scores. Tom Lindeman singles to left field. Jose Dustal grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Boston Hoot Aragon lines out to the shortstop. Jim Stratton grounds out to the third baseman. John Chapman lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Harry Reuschel grounds out to the shortstop. Jaylon Taylor singles to right field. Jason Young strikes out. Jaylon Taylor is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Boston Paddy Kirsch pops out to the second baseman. Bob Tracy grounds out to the third baseman. Al Moore singles to center field. Al Moore is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay JJ Johnson singles to right field. Ben Linke lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Mark Zaske grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Bill Lindsay singles to center field. JJ Johnson scores. Manny McMahan comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tom Lindeman flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Boston Yozo Kitakado grounds out to the shortstop. D Wills walks. Dan Grace grounds into a force play to the pitcher. D Wills is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Manny McMahan grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Dan Grace is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Jose Dustal flies out to the right fielder. Harry Reuschel pops out to the third baseman. Jaylon Taylor singles to center field. Jason Young singles to right field. JJ Johnson walks. Ben Linke strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Boston Jim Stratton grounds out to the third baseman. John Chapman strikes out. Paddy Kirsch singles past the second baseman. Bob Tracy flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Mark Zaske flies out to the center fielder. Bill Lindsay walks. Bill Lindsay steals second. Tom Lindeman flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Jose Dustal strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Boston Al Moore flies out to the left fielder. Yozo Kitakado strikes out. D Wills strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Harry Reuschel grounds out to the second baseman. Jaylon Taylor grounds out to the pitcher. Jason Young strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Boston Dan Grace flies out to the right fielder. Rob Podres is pinch hitting for Manny McMahan. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Rob Podres grounds out to the shortstop. Dee Puig is pinch hitting for Jim Stratton. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Dee Puig walks. John Chapman grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Dee Puig is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Johnny Gullic pitching. JJ Johnson strikes out. Mark Jaster is pinch hitting for Ben Linke. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Mark Jaster grounds out to the second baseman. Mark Zaske grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Boston John Graham pitching. Paddy Kirsch singles to left field. Lorenzo Sojo is pinch hitting for Bob Tracy. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Lorenzo Sojo grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Paddy Kirsch advances to second on the play. Al Moore strikes out. Yozo Kitakado singles to right field. Paddy Kirsch is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Boston total runners left on base: 6 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 8
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Tom Fisher improves in control Newt Bowman did not respond to coaching in control Newt Bowman did not respond to coaching in velocity Jack Whitney did not respond to coaching in control Glenn Nelson did not respond to coaching in 2B
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Erv Scott did not respond to coaching in velocity Eddie Townsend improves in speed Lincoln Akers did not respond to coaching in control George Mitchell improves in speed